YDA goes on strike against Medical Teaching Reforms Act.

LAHORE -- On the call of Young Doctors Association, healthcare providers stayed away from OPDs of hospitals across the province including Lahore on Thursday to protest against Medical Teaching Reforms Act 2018.

Partial strike at public sector hospitals caused huge inconvenience to visiting patients.

YDA has threatened the government of complete strike for indefinite period if the bill was passed from the House. YDA arranged conventions at teaching hospitals across the province to highlight salient features of the proposed legislation which according to them was against interests of both the healthcare providers and the patients. Rejecting the act, doctors warned the government of dire consequences if it decided to go ahead with the anti patients legislation.

Addressing a press conference at Mayo Hospital, YDA office bearers Dr Qasim Awan, Dr Salman Haseeb and Dr Mehmood Ahmed held Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid responsible for the...